Slater Martin vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Slater Martin that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Slater Martin

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Slater Martin 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Slater Martin 11 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Slater Martin 11 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Slater Martin 7 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Slater Martin 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Slater Martin 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Slater Martin 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 5 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 9.8 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 4.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 7,337 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 2,302 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Slater Martin 3,160 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Slater Martin 745 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .364 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .762 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 13.6 (1955) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 6.2 (1956) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 10.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 924 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 270 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Slater Martin 354 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Slater Martin 92 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .351 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .715 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 18.0 (1956) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 5.0 (1956) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.